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Item No: 5A Meeting Date: July 20, 2016 Type of Business: Planning Case SP-202-16 1 To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: Jon Sevald, Planner Re: Consider Resolution 1054-16, a Resolution recommending approval of a Text Amendment to the Mounds View Municipal Code, Chapters 1102, 1103, and 1106 relating to Accessory Dwelling Units. Date: July 20, 2016 Introduction Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) are similar to an apartment on the same lot as a single-family home. An ADU may be attached to, or detached from the home. Examples include a basement apartment, an apartment above an attached garage, or a standalone building in the backyard. Currently, ADU’s are prohibited in all districts. Staff occasionally receive inquiries if they are permitted. This topic was discussed by the City Council on May 9, 2016, and by the Planning Commission on June 1st and July 6th, 2016. Discussion At the July 6th Planning Commission meeting, the Commission’s consensus included: Permitted Use: If the ADU is located within an existing home and does not require physical alteration of the home’s exterior, other than doors or windows. Examples include; conversion of a basement, second floor, area above an attached garage, or if the home was originally constructed with an ADU. Conditional Use: If the ADU is located within an addition onto a home or accessory building requiring physical alteration of the building’s exterior. Examples include an addition onto a home, garage, or a standalone ADU. Owner Occupied: Either the home or the ADU must be homesteaded and occupied by the homeowner a majority of the year. It is possible that the property may be “Relative Homestead”, meaning that it is occupied by a relative of the homeowner rather than the homeowner themselves. In Minneapolis, to counter this loophole, the City requires that the homeowner record a M E M O